Product Details

• Actors: Dan Haggerty, William Smith, Trever Yarrish, Jeri Arredondo, Taylor Lacher
• Directors: Boon Collins
• Writers: Boon Collins, Joseph P. Tidwell III
• Producers: Florence Maggio, Randolf Turrow, Robert S. Lecky, Wayne Reeder
• Format: Color, EP, NTSC
• Rated: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Starz / Anchor Bay
• VHS Release Date: October 7, 1997
• Run Time: 93 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6303359272
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #335,665 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Loved since childhood, December 28, 2006

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G. Brenum (Oakland, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Spirit of the Eagle (DVD)

I have loved this movie since I was a kid. Beautiful footage of the eagles is great with an adventurous plot line. Great for slightly older kids.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Spirit of the Eagle, March 31, 2008

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C. A. Luster "The Rook" (Burke, VA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Spirit of the Eagle (DVD)

If you believe that man should try to live in harmony with nature or you enjoyed Dan Haggerty's TV series "Grizzley Adams" or his movies you should definitely catch this one. Very entertaining movie about a surveyor in the old west. It give us a glimpse of living in the wild with nature and animals, French boatmen, river pirates, native americans, and wilderness settlements. Personally I love the things that Haggerty and the people making his movies try to convey. They try to educate us about another time but also that good ideas never die. I was also glad to see Don Shanks again. Here he plays Running Wolf, and although him and Haggerty's character don't see eye to eye, they respect each other. Don is a fine actor and not given enough roles as far as I'm concerned. Good quality DVD with good replayability.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I would buy it again., February 28, 2009

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P. Whiteside (Texas) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Spirit of the Eagle (DVD)

Okay, so the reason I bought this movie in the first place was because William Smith was in it and I would watch him in almost anything. But I was pleasantly surprised, this is a beautiful movie, the scenery is gorgeous (as Haggerty says "only God can paint a picture like this"); so are the animals. The story is about a cartographer (Dan Haggerty) hired by the Army Corp of Engineers to map out the great uncharted northwest territory. He, of course, is friend to all the animals and in particular to a golden eagle who has the skills of Lassie for tracking and fetching help when needed. Haggerty's son, who has been staying with an aunt after the death of his mother, joins him in the wilderness and parts of the story are told through narration as though the son is an older man recounting tales of his father and their journeys together. Smith (he's so good at playing the villain) is a one-eyed river pirate seeking revenge against Haggerty for the loss of his eye. Classic good guys versus bad guys; and of course the good guy wins. Breathtaking scenery, beautiful horses, amazing animals, noble Indians, the good guys win--what else could you want? The question I always like to ask someone else is "having seen it, would you buy it again" and in this case my answer is a resounding yes.